We Created a Survey to Measure Community Well-Being and Activated a "Messy Middle": How a Wisconsin county realized that systems change requires shared sense making as much as innovative metrics.
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| Title: | We Created a Survey to Measure Community Well-Being and Activated a "Messy Middle": How a Wisconsin county realized that systems change requires shared sense making as much as innovative metrics. |
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| Authors: | BOMSTAD, NATALIE1 |
| Source: | Issues in Science & Technology. Spring2026, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p52-61. 7p. |
| Subjects: | Well-being, Collaborative learning, Organizational change, Capacity building, Socioeconomics, Participation, Units of measurement, Rural-urban differences |
| Geographic Terms: | Wisconsin |
| Abstract: | The article focuses on how residents and organizations in Wisconsin's Brown County are collaboratively driving systemic change through shared tools, data, and community engagement. Topics include the region's diverse urban-rural and socioeconomic composition, the development of a biannual well-being survey led by local partners to guide decision-making, and the broader effort to build collective capacity for long-term social and economic improvement. |
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